Vera-Pena Off May 21 Strikeforce Challengers

Kerry
Vera has been forced to withdraw from her women’s 135-pound
bout against Julianna
Pena at Strikeforce Challengers 8 at the Rose Garden in
Portland, Ore., her trainer Eric DelFierro told Sherdog.com on
Monday.

MMAfighting.com reported first about Vera’s withdrawal on Monday.
DelFierro would not comment on the fighter’s injury. Strikeforce
officials confirmed to Sherdog.com that Pena would also be pulled
from the card and replaced with a fresh bout.

Vera, a decorated muay Thai fighter who trains with her husband and
UFC veteran Brandon at their Alliance gym in Chula Vista, Calif.,
earned a one-sided, first-round technical knockout over Kim Couture
at Strikeforce Challengers 5 last November in Kansas City, Kan. The
27-year-old Vera is 2-0 in MMA.

Strikeforce Challengers 8, which features a welterweight bout
between two-time collegiate All-American wrestler Tyron
Woodley and Team Quest fighter Nathan Coy,
will air live on Showtime.